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M. REDLINGER.

' Wheel Cultivator.

Patenfed July 2'. 1867.

lnventon Witnesses:

guns gm: @ffine M'ATHIAS REDLINGEB, or rnnnron'r, ILLINOIS. 1 Letters PatntNo'. 66,253,dateeZJuZ{1/2,1867.

IMPROVEMENT In cons-emcee.

TO ALL WHOM MAY GONOERNi Be it known that MATHIAS REDLINGER, of Freepcrt, in the county of Stephenson, in the State of Il1inois,-

have invented a new and useful Improvement on a Corn-Plough; and I do hereby declare that the following s a full, clean-and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part of thisspecification.

The nature of my invention is a lever, A, for raising and lowering and for adjusting the ploughs B to a proper depth in hard or soft and mellow ground, and also for the purpose of supporting the ploughs when not in use, and arranged with a movable bar or treadle, (1,1"01 the purpose of moving and adjusting the. front ploughs to the rows of'corn, andjto avoid obstructions. V l

I To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe it as follows Figure 1 represents a top view,

Figure 2 a. sectional elevation of the corn-plough. i

A is the lever attached to a roller, E, for the purpose of raising or lowering the rear endso'f the beams G by means of the connecting jointed rods H, to raise or lower the ploughs B. J is a semicircular rim with cogs or notches' for retaining and holding the lever A in its proper place. K K are guides to steady, retain, and

support the ploughheamsG. The movable bar C is operated by the drivers feet. It has a centre lever, L,

connected to adjustable arms M, by which the ploughs are moved to either side.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is The arrangement of the lever A with its rollerE connectedto beams G, and the treadle G as arranged with,

the ploughs B, when combined with the beams Gr, as herein described and for the purposes set forth.

MATHIAS REDLINGER. Witnesses JAMES F. KENNEDY, HENRY (L BRAY. 

